Print Print edition: 2011-08-01

Ramazan to start on August 2

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The new Ramazan moon should be sighted today (Monday), according to astronomical parameters. Therefore, the first of Ramazan, 1432 AH will be tomorrow (Tuesday). The moon crossed the conjunction line on Saturday at 2340 Pakistan Standard Time (PST). The sunset today will be at 1917 PST, and the evening civil twilight (ECTL) will be at 1942 PST. The moon will set at 2019 PST.
Thus the age of the new moon will be 44 hours and two minutes at ECTL. It will set 62 minutes after sunset and 37 minutes after ECTL. At ECTL the moon will be at an altitude of seven degrees and 11 minutes. It will be at an azimuth of 272 degrees and 31 minutes.
At sunset the moon will be at an altitude of 12 degrees and 40 minutes and at an azimuth of 270 degrees and five minutes.
PHASES OF THE MOON:



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New moon First Quarter
d h m d h m
July 30 23 40 Aug 06 16 08
Full moon Last Quarter
d h m d h m
Aug 13 23 57 Aug 22 02 54
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